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Which Victorian artist painted “The Boyhood of Raleigh”? | The Boyhood of Raleigh
The Boyhood of Raleigh is a painting by John Everett Millais, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1871. It came to epitomise the culture of heroic imperialism in late Victorian Britain and in British popular culture up to the mid-twentieth century .
The painting depicts the young, wide-ey... | and the English Civil War especially popular sources for subjects. Many painters mentioned elsewhere painted historical subjects, including Millais ("The Boyhood of Raleigh" and many others), Ford Madox Brown ("Cromwell on his Farm"), David Wilkie, Watts and Frith, and West, Bonington and Turner in earlier decades. The... | 41,400 | triviaqa-train |
Between 1867 and 1914 wjat title was given to the viceroy of Egypt? | counterparts Ottoman Empire.
The Khedive of Egypt, especially during the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha (1805–1848). This officer established an almost autonomous regime in Egypt, which officially still was under Ottoman rule. Although Mehemet Ali/Muhammad Ali used different symbols to mark his independence from the Subli... | to Egypt as a slave by Ibrahim Pasha in 1830 and converted to Islam. Raghib Pasha ultimately rose to levels of importance serving as Minister of Finance (1858–1860), then Minister of War (1860–1861). He became Inspector for the Maritime Provinces in 1862, and later Assistant () to viceroy Isma'il Pasha (1863–1865). He ... | 41,401 | triviaqa-train |
In which decade did British Rail scrap third class travel? | the 1950s decisions for the "beleaguered" condition of the railway system at that time.
History The Beeching reports.
During the late 1950s, railway finances continued to worsen, whilst passenger numbers grew after restoring many services reduced during the war, and in 1959 the government stepped in, limiting the amoun... | using Marshall and Willowbrook dual-door bodies to an outline resembling British Electric Traction standard Leyland Leopards but with bigger tyres, greater ground clearance and an inherent toughness of character no Leopard ever possessed.
Rebodies.
Ellen Smith found its two Worldmaster RT3/2s too good to scrap after a ... | 41,402 | triviaqa-train |
Which horse won the 2014 Grand National? | jump race in Europe.
It was sponsored by Crabbie's for the first time, the ginger beer producer having taken over the sponsorship rights from John Smith's after the 2013 Grand National. The race was broadcast live on television by Channel 4 for the second time, having won the TV rights from the BBC after 2012, while th... | Gen's Black Maverick has competed in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration multiple times; he and Callaway entered the World Grand Championship in both 2014 and 2015. Both years, I Am Jose was the winner, but in 2014 Gen's Black Maverick placed second, making him the Reserve World Grand Champion, and in 2015... | 41,403 | triviaqa-train |
The bane of Stan Butler’s life, who played the officious Inspector “Blakey” in the TV sitcom “On the Buses”? | Luxton & District.
Stan's usual buses, AVW 399F and AEV 811F, are both still extant, in Lille, France and Los Angeles, California.
In the first episode of series 6, former London Transport bus RTL1557 (OLD 666) is featured and burnt out.
In popular culture.
A stage play called "Busman's Holiday", written by Sam Cree, s... | Blakey
Blakey is a surname, and may refer to:
- Art Blakey
- "Blakey" (album), a 1954 album by Art Blakey
- George Blakey
- John Blakey
- Marion Blakey
- Michael Blakey (disambiguation)
- Nicholas Blakey (died 1758), Irish-born draughtsman and engraver
- Richard Blakey
- G. Robert Blakey, a law professor and an expert ... | 41,404 | triviaqa-train |
Which schoolboy, created by Anthony Buckeridge, attended Linbury Court School? | Jennings (novel series)
The Jennings series is a collection of novels written by Anthony Buckeridge (1912–2004), as children's literature, and concern the humorous escapades of J.C.T. Jennings, a schoolboy at Linbury Court preparatory school in England. There are 24 novels in the series, excluding reprints and other ma... | (formerly Smith), but, following the death of his bank secretary father in World War I, he moved with his mother to Ross-on-Wye to live with his grandparents. Following the end of the war they returned to London where the young Buckeridge developed a taste for theatre and writing. A scholarship from the Bank Clerks' Or... | 41,405 | triviaqa-train |
Which two countries are linked by the Brenner Pass? | Brenner Pass
Brenner Pass ( ; ) is a mountain pass through the Alps which forms the border between Italy and Austria. It is one of the principal passes of the Eastern Alpine range and has the lowest altitude among Alpine passes of the area.
Dairy cattle graze in alpine pastures throughout the summer in valleys beneath ... | border were evacuated to either of the two countries, the majority to Bohemian and inner Austrian areas, and some to Italian internment camps, away from the front line. On November 3, 1918 the armistice of Villa Giusti, near Padova ended military operations between Italy. Subsequently, Italian troops entered Tyrol and ... | 41,406 | triviaqa-train |
Morton’s Tower stands at the entrance to which London palace? | -known St Paul's Cathedral in the City and Southwark Cathedral south of the river are Anglican administrative centres, while the Archbishop of Canterbury, principal bishop of the Church of England and worldwide Anglican Communion, has his main residence at Lambeth Palace in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Important nati... | Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Memorial
The Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Memorial is a memorial in London to Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel, two of the foremost British suffragettes. It stands at the entrance to Victoria Tower Gardens, south of Victoria Tower at the southwest corner of the Palac... | 41,407 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1990’s which Scottish group asked “Why Does It Always Rain on Me”? | Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, "The Man Who". The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the world. It was their first top-ten hit on the UK S... | the tank at Oceanic SW Limited, Honiton, Devon. (The company went into administration in January 2019).
Track listing.
UK CD1
1. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" – 4:27
2. "Village Man" – 3:18
3. "Driftwood" (live at the Link Café, Glasgow) – 4:07
UK CD2
1. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" – 4:27
2. "The Urge for Going... | 41,408 | triviaqa-train |
Which Roman road became part of the A1? | Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London ("Londinium") to Lincoln ("Lindum Colonia") and York ("Eboracum"). The Old English name was "Earninga Straete" (1012), named after a tribe called the "Earningas", who inhabited a district later known as "Armingford Hundred", a... | of the M62 has been identified by the Department for Transport as a significant hindrance to the Northern economy. In many cases, modern roads still follow ancient routes: the M62 motorway effectively duplicates the Roman road between York and Chester, while the Great North Road, the stagecoach route from London to Sco... | 41,409 | triviaqa-train |
Prestwick Airport is one of which city's airports? | Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) (also known as Prestwick Airport) is an international airport serving the west of Scotland, situated northeast of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire and from the city centre of Glasgow. It is the less busy of the two airports serving the a... | the Margrave of Baden. The Margraviate of Baden, though, did not hold Münchwald for very long, for already by the 1790s, French Revolutionary troops had occupied the German lands on the Rhine’s left bank and incorporated them into the French State. During the time of Revolutionary and later Napoleonic French rule – the... | 41,410 | triviaqa-train |
Which West Sussex family seat is the home of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon? | the Dukedom of Lennox. Finally, the title "Earl of Kinrara" was created in the peerage of the United Kingdom with the Dukedom of Gordon. The eldest son of the Duke uses the courtesy title "Earl of March and Kinrara". Before the creation of the Dukedom of Gordon, the courtesy title used was "Earl of March".
The family s... | II as a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. His seat was at Ringmer Park, Ringmer, Sussex. He was High Sheriff of Sussex in 1964 and Deputy Lieutenant of the County. His second wife, Gillian Moubray, was sister-in-law to two Dukes, the Duke of Sutherland and the Duke of Richmond and Gordon.
As of 2008 the title is hel... | 41,411 | triviaqa-train |
"What is Puck's alternative name in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream""?" | Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream", based on the ancient figure of Puck found in English mythology.
Puck is a clever, mischievous fairy, sprite, or jester. He is the first of the main fairy characters to appear,... | Symphony No. 8 (Henze)
The Eighth Symphony by the German composer Hans Werner Henze was composed in 1992–93.
Using Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as inspiration, it has a lighter theme than the major work it immediately follows, the "Requiem" of 1992. Each movement is inspired by a short section of the play:... | 41,412 | triviaqa-train |
Which Supermarket chain has run a series of 'Computers For Schools' voucher schemes? | Tesco
Tesco plc () trading as Tesco, is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and ninth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenue... | about reforms in the system of school education in India through Education Vouchers, Regulatory Reforms, and Encouraging Edupreneurs
Areas of Work School Choice Campaign Education Vouchers.
Through pilot projects, CCS has tested the applicability of school vouchers and other reform ideas and identified implementation ... | 41,413 | triviaqa-train |
"Which poet wrote "" Anthem For Doomed Youth"" in 1917?" | Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a well-known poem written in 1917 by Wilfred Owen. It incorporates the theme of the horror of war.
Style.
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" employs the traditional form of a Petrarchan sonnet, but it uses the rhyme scheme of an English sonnet.
Much of the second half of the ... | 's war poems "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Dulce et Decorum est" are written at this time.
- 21 August – most provisions of Corn Production Act 1917 come into force. This guarantees minimum prices for wheat and oats and specifies a minimum wage for agricultural workers.
- 17 September – Constance Coltman becomes the f... | 41,414 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won the African Nations Football Cup in 2002? | 32 in 1998, also allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America to take part. Since then, teams from these regions have enjoyed more success, with several having reached the quarter-finals: Mexico, quarter-finalists in 1986; Cameroon, quarter-finalists in 1990; South Korea, finishing in fourth place in 2002; S... | 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, and most recently in 2018. In April 1994, the Super Eagles ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, the highest ranking achieved by an African football team. They won the African Cup of Nations in 1980, 1994, and 2013, and have also hosted the U-17 & U-20 World Cup. They won the gold medal for foo... | 41,415 | triviaqa-train |
Which major car company owns 'Seat'? | SEAT
SEAT, S.A. (, ; "Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo") is a Spanish automobile manufacturer with its head office in Martorell, Spain. It was founded on May 9, 1950, by the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI), a Spanish state-owned industrial holding company. It quickly became the largest supplier of cars... | League, and began competition in 1996. The trademark name INDYCAR was officially adopted on January 1, 2011. The sport of open-wheel car racing itself, also historically referred to as Championship Car racing or Indy racing, traces its roots to as early as 1905. It is the fourth major sanctioning body to govern the spo... | 41,416 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was Manchester Airport originally known? | Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is an international airport at Ringway, Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2016, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers and the busiest outside London. The airport comprises three passenger terminals and a goo... | to places such as Woodford, Macclesfield, Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport. Most buses are operated by Stagecoach Manchester.
Education.
Cheadle Hulme's first school, established in 1785, was named after local grocer Jonathan Robinson, who donated of land on what is now Woods Lane. The school was built on what is now... | 41,417 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek word means 'citadel' or 'highest city'? | royal palace. The most well-known is the Acropolis of Athens, but nearly every Greek city-state had one – the Acrocorinth famed as a particularly strong fortress. In a much later period, when Greece was ruled by the Latin Empire, the same strong points were used by the new feudal rulers for much the same purpose.
In th... | Citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city" and thus means "little city", so called because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. Ancient Sparta had a citadel, as did many other Greek ... | 41,418 | triviaqa-train |
Which heroine of Greek mythology refused to marry any man who could not beat her in a foot race? | with one sandal would be his nemesis. Jason loses a sandal in a river, arrives at the court of Pelias, and the epic is set in motion. Nearly every member of the next generation of heroes, as well as Heracles, went with Jason in the ship "Argo" to fetch the Golden Fleece. This generation also included Theseus, who went ... | the Robinsonade genre conventions, it explores the possibility of a female adventurer rather than a typically male one. Unca Eliza is a powerful and independent heroine who commands respect outside of the normal domestic setting. For instance, she displays her dominance in her numerous denials for marriage. In response... | 41,419 | triviaqa-train |
Sarah was the mother of Isaac and the wife of which Hebrew patriarch? | Sarah
Sarah or Sara, originally Sarai, is a matriarch in the Hebrew Bible, who was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. She was also Abraham's sister or his half–sister.
The Hebrew name "Sarah" can be translated as "noblewoman".
Historicity.
In the early and middle 20th century, leading archaeologists such as ... | 27
- "Joey"
Births.
- January 3 - Nicole Beharie, American actress
- January 19 - Damien Chazelle, American film director
- February 7 - Tina Majorino, American actress
- March 13 - Emile Hirsch, American actor
- March 15
- Eva Amurri, American actress
- Kellan Lutz, American actor
- March 26
- Jonathan Groff, American... | 41,420 | triviaqa-train |
Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, Andre Masson were amongst the leading exponents of which style of painting founded in 1924? | an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures. The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that has developed since the early 2000s.
Painting styles Western Modernism Surrealism.
Surrealism is a cultural ... | (some with help from Varian Fry) were Hans Namuth, Yves Tanguy, Kay Sage, Max Ernst, Jimmy Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, Leo Castelli, Marcel Duchamp, André Masson, Roberto Matta, André Breton, Marc Chagall, Jacques Lipchitz, Fernand Léger, and Piet Mondrian. A few artists, notably Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Pierre B... | 41,421 | triviaqa-train |
In which Irish city can one stroll along the Mardyke Walk, between the north and south channels of the River Lee? | warfare that was already deep-seated in Ireland. The Vikings also were involved in establishing most of the major coastal settlements in Ireland: Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Wexford, Waterford, as well as other smaller settlements.
History Norman and English invasions.
On 1 May 1169, an expedition of Cambro-Norman knights,... | comes to Ballincollig Weir in Ballincollig Park; here it is dangerous to swimmers when in high water. The Lee then flows into the city under Inniscarra Bridge and flows parallel to the Carrigrohane road. Along this section gauges monitor the water levels from the Inniscarra Dam. The river flows over the Lee weir and th... | 41,422 | triviaqa-train |
Which Leicestershire family seat is home to the Duke of Rutland? | Belvoir, of Belvoir in the County of Leicester (1896). The title "Baron Roos of Belvoir" is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the remaining titles being in the Peerage of England. The most senior subsidiary title, "Marquess of Granby", is the courtesy title used by the Duke's eldest son and heir.
Dukedom of Rutland... | Grace Road
Grace Road, known for sponsorship reasons as the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, is a cricket ground in Leicester, England. It is the home ground and administrative base of Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
History.
Leicestershire County Cricket Club bought in 1877 the land on which Grace Road now stand... | 41,423 | triviaqa-train |
Which female singer was torn between two lovers in 1977? | Torn Between Two Lovers
"Torn Between Two Lovers" is a song written by Peter Yarrow (of the folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary) and Phillip Jarrell. The song describes a love triangle and laments that "loving both of you is breaking all the rules". Mary MacGregor recorded it at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1976. The s... | , Dugg Duggan, Craig Link, and Bill Howland. His song, "It's Too Soon To Let Our Love End", was recorded by Mary McGreggor on her album, "Torn Between Two Lovers", in 1977.
In 1979, Salestrom joined Dolly Parton's band as a singer and musician, playing acoustic, electric, and high-string guitars and banjo.
He has won ... | 41,424 | triviaqa-train |
What is the monetary unit of Morocco? | Spain's coastal areas take one to three-day trips to Morocco.
Air services between Morocco and Algeria have been established, many Algerians have gone to Morocco to shop and visit family and friends. Morocco is relatively inexpensive because of the devaluation of the Dirham and the increase of hotel prices in Spain. Mo... | Standard Eurobarometer. The date reflects the month the field work was conducted in.
See also.
- European Unit of Account
- Gold parity unit of account
External links.
- EMU: A Historical Documentation (European Commission)
- The Euro's Rise from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
- The euro (Europea... | 41,425 | triviaqa-train |
What type of coffee traditionally comes from Yemen? | ), Omar, who was known for his ability to cure the sick through prayer, was once exiled from Mocha in Yemen to a desert cave near Ousab (modern-day Wusab, about east of Zabid). Starving, Omar chewed berries from nearby shrubbery but found them to be too bitter. He tried roasting the seeds to improve the flavor, but the... | may be briefly reheated twice more to increase the desired froth. Sometimes about one-third of the coffee is distributed to individual cups; the remaining amount is returned to the fire and distributed to the cups as soon as it comes to the boil. The coffee is traditionally served in a special type of small porcelain c... | 41,426 | triviaqa-train |
Give the full name of the villain from the 'Friday the 13th.' series of movies? | Friday the 13th (franchise)
Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television show, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negli... | for "Friday the 13th Part III". The third film would also be the birthplace of one of the most recognizable images in popular culture, that of Jason's hockey mask. Producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. eventually decided to kill Jason for good, after he experienced problems finding new films to produce that were more than just h... | 41,427 | triviaqa-train |
Which other car company owns Ferrari? | in history, setting an all-time record selling price of $70 million.
Fiat S.p.A. acquired 50% of Ferrari in 1969 and expanded its stake to 90% in 1988. In October 2014 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) announced its intentions to separate Ferrari S.p.A. from FCA; as of the announcement FCA owned 90% of Ferrari.
The ... | car to meet standards. To work on the project, he received daily emails and made three or four trips to Torino to get the touch and feel of the car. He also owns the Ferrari Superamerica 45, celebrating Kalikow's 45th year as a Ferrari customer. In 1972, Kalikow started the Momo car company. He "self-made" six models o... | 41,428 | triviaqa-train |
Which treaty, signed in May 1902, ended the Boer War? | were forced into concentration camps. Very large proportions of these civilians died of hunger and disease, especially the children.
British mounted infantry units systematically tracked down the highly mobile Boer guerrilla units. The battles at this stage were small operations. Few died during combat, though many of ... | to Putney Common, with a Sunday extension eastwards to Plaistow. By 1921 route 15 had been cut back to Ladbroke Grove, extending in the east to Barking and North Woolwich on weekdays. A Sunday extension from Ladbroke Grove to Acton Vale was launched, and the North Woolwich journeys were diverted to Becontree Heath.
In ... | 41,429 | triviaqa-train |
'Touchstone', a court jester, features in which Shakespeare comedy? | In 1709, Rowe passed down a tradition that Shakespeare played the ghost of Hamlet's father. Later traditions maintain that he also played Adam in "As You Like It", and the Chorus in "Henry V", though scholars doubt the sources of that information.
Throughout his career, Shakespeare divided his time between London and S... | aristocratic courts across Europe. The jester played a dynamic and changing role in entertaining aristocratic households in a wide variety of ways: songs, music, storytelling, medieval satire, physical comedy and, to a lesser extent, juggling and acrobatics. Shakespeare not only borrowed from this multi-talented jester... | 41,430 | triviaqa-train |
Na is the chemical symbol for which element? | Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na (from Latin "natrium") and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium is an alkali metal, being in group 1 of the periodic table, because it has a single electron in its outer shell, which it readily donates, creating a positively ... | discovery of fullerene cages (endohedral fullerenes), which can trap atoms such as La to form, for example, La@C or La@C. The choice of the symbol has been explained by the authors as being concise, readily printed and transmitted electronically (the at sign is included in ASCII, which most modern character encoding sc... | 41,431 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the oldest college at Oxford University? | Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites and Augustinians, settled in Oxford in the mid-13th century, gained influence and maintained houses or halls for students. At about the same time, private benefactors established colleges as self-contained scholarly communities. Among the earliest such founders were William of Durham... | Regius Professor of Divinity
The Regius Professorships of Divinity are amongst the oldest professorships at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. A third chair existed for a period at Trinity College, Dublin.
The Oxford and Cambridge chairs were founded by King Henry VIII. The chair at Cambridge ori... | 41,432 | triviaqa-train |
'Sean Dillon' is an ex-IRA terrorist created by which author? | Sean Dillon (character)
Sean Dillon is a fictional Irish character who is the hero of a series of Jack Higgins novels.
Fictional biography.
He is described in the stories as a short man and fair-haired. An aspiring actor at the age of 19, Dillon takes up being an IRA member, seeking revenge after his father is killed ... | ex-FBI agent now heading a special unit in the White House learns of the death, and he vows to destroy Fox and all he represents. Armed with a Presidential mandate, he flies to London and contacts Brigadier Ferguson of the Ministry of Defence. Together with Hannah Bernstein, a Detective Superintendent with Special Bran... | 41,433 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the opera 'Lakme'? | "; and Georges Bizet composed "Carmen", which, once audiences learned to accept its blend of Romanticism and realism, became the most popular of all opéra comiques. Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-Saëns and Léo Delibes all composed works which are still part of the standard repertory, examples being Massenet's "Manon", S... | -month period, composer Cian Furlong created over an hour's worth of densely layered, completely electronic music. His score was made entirely on Mulab while also using orchestral samples such as brass and strings. The score included a new electronic version of The Flower Duet from the opera Lakme. Its inclusion was in... | 41,434 | triviaqa-train |
"The song, ""Food, Glorious Food"" comes from which musical?" | Food, Glorious Food
"Food, Glorious Food", written by Lionel Bart, is the opening song from the 1960s West End and Broadway musical (and 1968 film) "Oliver!" It is sung when the workhouse boys are dreaming and fantasizing about food while going to collect their gruel from the staff of the workhouse.
In popular culture.... | a food court, book store, CD store and other retailers. The mall also includes a Starbucks. The Bell Mall is famous for the Bell Mall theme song.
Carillon.
The name of the mall comes from a carillon, which is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells, that is located in the central part of the mall ... | 41,435 | triviaqa-train |
On the standard UK Cluedo game board, which room can be reached by taking the secret passage from the lounge? | opportunity is choice of initial rooms to enter. Again Mrs. Peacock has an advantage in that she is closest to the Conservatory, a corner room with a secret passage, enabling a player on their turn to move immediately to another room and make a suggestion after rolling the dice. Miss Scarlett has a similar advantage wi... | . The rooms this time around are the Dining Room, Lounge, Hall, Billiard Room, and Hotel Room.
- Cluedo Master Detective (1988, released as Clue Master Detective in North America and "Super Cluedo" in France, Germany and UK) is an expanded version of the original game. In addition to the original characters, weapons an... | 41,436 | triviaqa-train |
Traditionally used in cooking, which annual herb in the family Apiaceae is alternatively called Chinese parsley? | both as whole dried seeds and in ground form. Roasting or heating the seeds in a dry pan heightens the flavour, aroma, and pungency. Ground coriander seed loses flavour quickly in storage and is best ground fresh. Coriander seed is a spice in "garam masala" and Indian curries which often employ the ground fruits in gen... | Dill
Dill ("Anethum graveolens") is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus "Anethum". Dill is grown widely in Eurasia where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.
Growth.
Dill grows up to , with slender hollow stems and alternate, finely divided,... | 41,437 | triviaqa-train |
Into which body of water does the River Tiber flow? | Tiber
The Tiber (; ; ) is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, where it is joined by the river Aniene, to the Tyrrhenian Sea, between Ostia and Fiumicino. It drains a basin estimated at . The river has achieved lasting fame a... | and one of his first decisions was to separate the waters from each system.
Waste water would end up primarily in the main sewers, which led into the Cloaca Maxima and finally the river Tiber. The continuous flow of water ensured that the sewers were kept clear and free of obstructions, so contributing to the hygiene o... | 41,438 | triviaqa-train |
Gaston the Ladybird, Nanny Plum, and King Thistle are all characters appearing in which pre-school animated children’s TV show? | Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom is a British animated preschool television series aimed at pre-school children originally broadcast on Nickelodeon UK.
It is broadcast across Nickelodeon's channels throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
Th... | also have their own catchphrase, commonly "I'm a fairy". Elves tell the time with wrist watches and/or clocks, while fairies tell the time in very unconventional ways. The Elves operate Elf Rescue, the Elf Farm and the Elf Windmill. King Thistle likes to play golf and crazy golf at the Royal Course. Ben and Holly have ... | 41,439 | triviaqa-train |
"""Barwick Green"" is the name of the title music of which serial drama show?" | Barwick Green
"Barwick Green" is the theme music to the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers". A "maypole dance" from the suite "My Native Heath" written in 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood, it is named after Barwick-in-Elmet in Yorkshire's West Riding.
The recording used between 1950 and the 1990... | cost, put at £250-£300. However, once the serial had become undeniably established, a new recording of Barwick Green was authorised and performed by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra on 24 March 1954. This mono recording was also accompanied by four movements entitled "A Village Suite", composed by Kenneth Pakeman to com... | 41,440 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the books ""In the Night Kitchen"", ""Outside Over There"" & ""Seven Little Monsters""?" | Outside Over There
Outside Over There is a picture book for children written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. It concerns a young girl named Ida, who must rescue her baby sister after the child has been stolen by goblins. "Outside Over There" has been described by Sendak as part of a type of trilogy based on psycholo... | artwork from books such as "Where the Wild Things Are", "In the Night Kitchen", "The Nutshell Library", "Outside Over There", and "Brundibar";
- "Dummy" books filled with lively preliminary sketches for titles like "The Sign on Rosie's Door", "Pierre", and "Higglety, Pigglety, Pop!";
- Never-before-seen working materia... | 41,441 | triviaqa-train |
Who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate? | evidence that mosquitoes were transmitting disease to and from humans. This work followed earlier suggestions by Josiah C. Nott, and work by Sir Patrick Manson, the "father of tropical medicine", on the transmission of filariasis.
In April 1894, a Scottish physician, Sir Ronald Ross, visited Sir Patrick Manson at his ... | Grassi were the first to observe the complete transmission cycle of "P. falciparum", "P. vivax" and "P. malaria" from mosquito to human and back in "A. claviger".
A dispute broke out between the British and Italian schools of malariology over priority, but Ross received the 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine f... | 41,442 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish socialist was the first leader of the Labour Party and became its first sitting member of parliament in 1900? | the movement to political policies. Among these were the Independent Labour Party, the intellectual and largely middle-class Fabian Society, the Marxist Social Democratic Federation and the Scottish Labour Party.
At the 1895 general election, the Independent Labour Party put up 28 candidates but won only 44,325 votes. ... | Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament.
As a seat considered safe for Labour, there was little surprise when its candidate Bob McTaggart was declared victor, with 60.8% of the votes cast. Both of his closest rivals were later el... | 41,443 | triviaqa-train |
How did the world better know actor Carlo Pedersoli who sadly died last week, he is best known for the 16 films he appeared in with Mario Girotti, who used the name Terence Hill? | credited Anam Eden) and Michael Coby (real name Antonio Cantafora) with at least 6 movies in "Bud & Terence"-fashion from 1973 to 1977, and István Bujtor with 6 movies in "Piedone"-fashion from 1981 to 2008.
In the Italian versions of his films, Spencer was generally dubbed by actor Glauco Onorato due to his thick Napl... | with longtime adversary Spain over the gold riches found in the New World. He is a privateer who has no problems about raiding those Spanish gold arsenals, as well as a military commander who plans and executes naval battles with the Spanish Armada. He is also a skilled diplomat who knows how to maneuver in courtly cir... | 41,444 | triviaqa-train |
Which U.K. no.1 single was based on Psalm number 173 from the bible? | various albums.
In the musical "Godspell", the song "Bless The Lord" is based on Psalm 103, and "On the Willows" is based on Psalm 137. The Song Rivers of Babylon popularized in Europe by Boney M and in the United States by Sublime (band) is also based on Psalm 137.
French singer-songwriter Léo Ferré wrote and recorded... | Psalm 151
Psalm 151 is a short psalm found in most copies of the Septuagint but not in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. The title given to this psalm in the Septuagint indicates that it is supernumerary, and no number is affixed to it: ""This Psalm is ascribed to David and is outside the number. When he slew Gol... | 41,445 | triviaqa-train |
Polaris or the north star, is the brightest star in which constellation? | Polaris
Polaris (), designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Alpha UMi, α UMi), commonly the North Star or Pole Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star. The revised Hipparcos p... | , while his countryman Johann Elert Bode subsequently added iota to phi. Only lambda and pi remain in use, likely because of their proximity to the north celestial pole. Within the constellation's borders, there are 39 stars brighter than or equal to apparent magnitude 6.5.
Marking the Little Bear's tail, Polaris, or A... | 41,446 | triviaqa-train |
In which year of the 1930’s did Fred Perry first win the Wimbledon men’s singles title? | Fred Perry
Frederick John "Fred" Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was an English tennis and table tennis player from England and former World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships... | 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1936, ending a 76-year drou... | 41,447 | triviaqa-train |
Detective Richard Poole until his death, and following that detective Humphrey Goodman, have both been the main protagonists in which BBC drama series? | Richard Poole (character)
Detective Inspector Richard Poole is a character in the crime drama television series "Death in Paradise", portrayed by Ben Miller. Poole also appears in novels based on the TV series written by Robert Thorogood.
Description.
A British police inspector assigned to Saint Marie to investigate th... | replace the victim and stay on as the detective inspector (DI) of the island, solving new cases as they appear and being the object of many fish-out-of-water jokes. At the start of Series 3, Poole is killed and uncoordinated London detective Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) arrives to investigate the death of his strai... | 41,448 | triviaqa-train |
Which legendary rock band was formed in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young? | Angus Young
Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian guitarist, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter and only constant member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry's duc... | .
References.
- "Book of Jin", .
- "Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms", .
- "Zizhi Tongjian", vols. , , . | 41,449 | triviaqa-train |
Which Spanish confectionary company’s logo was designed in 1969 by artist Salvador Dalí? | Chupa Chups
Chupa Chups (Spanish pronunciation: ;) is a Spanish brand of lollipop and other confectionery sold in over 150 countries around the world. The brand was founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat, and is owned by the Italian-Dutch multinational corporation Perfetti Van Melle. The name of the brand comes from the Spani... | final featured an onstage metal sculpture created by surrealist Spanish artist, Salvador Dalí.
Format.
The surrealist Spanish artist Salvador Dalí was responsible for designing the publicity material for the 1969 contest as well as the metal sculpture which was used on stage.
It was the first time that the contest resu... | 41,450 | triviaqa-train |
Which principality has been ruled by the Grimaldi dynasty since 1419ad? | Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (), is a sovereign city-state, country, and microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco is about 15 km from the state border with Italy.
Monaco has an ar... | erected in 1001.
In the 12th century and 13th century it was a centre of the early medieval Principality of Druck, ruled by the dukes of the Polatsk branch of the Rurikid dynasty. Since the 13th century there is only limited information about the town available in the chronicles.
In 1524 Drutsk has been burned down by ... | 41,451 | triviaqa-train |
"Which French Post-Impressionist painter produced the works ""Surprised!"", ""In a Tropical Forest"", ""Combat of a Tiger and a Buffalo"" and ""The Football Players""?" | traditional Impressionists exhibiting with them at the Café Volpini.
- Pont-Aven School: implying little more than that the artists involved had been working for a while in Pont-Aven or elsewhere in Brittany.
- Symbolism: a term highly welcomed by vanguard critics in 1891, when Gauguin dropped Synthetism as soon as he ... | during World War II, which she spent in Australia, she painted some scenes of women war workers.
Carrick began as an Impressionist plein air painter but fairly quickly moved to a more Post-Impressionist style featuring blockier compositions and sharper color contrasts. Some of the works produced around 1911-12 are dist... | 41,452 | triviaqa-train |
SVG Air is the national flag carrier airline of which country? | Vincent, Antigua and Grenada. Offering visitors and residents a wider choice of International Gateways in and out of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
SVG AIR's main operating base is in St. Vincent but has a maintenance hangar on the island of Bequia and other bases in Barbados, Grenada, Carriacou, Antigua and Barbuda, Mo... | Azerbaijan Airlines
Azerbaijan Airlines (), also known as AZAL, is the flag carrier and largest airline of the country of Azerbaijan. Based in Baku, adjacent to Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the carrier operates to destinations across Asia, the CIS, Europe and the USA. Azerbaijan Airlines is a member of the Inte... | 41,453 | triviaqa-train |
The city of London in Ontario, Canada stands on which river? | —fall within the City of London boundary.
History.
History Origins.
Known as "Londinium", the Roman legions established a settlement on the current site of the City of London around AD 43. Its bridge over the River Thames turned the city into a road nexus and major port, serving as a major commercial centre in Roman Br... | Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; ) is the capital city of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2016, Ottawa had a cit... | 41,454 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra? | Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (, also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts written between 1883 and 1885 and published between 1883 and 1891. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the... | pregnant on lonely mountains; upon barren stones she brought forth her young’.
Latin American writer Giannina Braschi wrote the philosophical novel "United States of Banana" based on Walter Kaufman's translation of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"; in it, Zarathustra and Hamlet philosophize about the liberty of modern man in a... | 41,455 | triviaqa-train |
In which British city is the Royal Northern College of Music? | Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is one of the leading conservatoires in the world, located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education, RNCM is one... | Thomas Trotter
Thomas Trotter (born 1957) is a British concert organist. He is Birmingham City Organist, organist of St Margaret's, Westminster and visiting Fellow in Organ Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music.
He was a pupil at Malvern College and studied music at Cambridge University where he was organ scho... | 41,456 | triviaqa-train |
First Impressions was the original title of which Jane Austen novel? | "Emma" (1996), "Mansfield Park" (1999), "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), and "Love & Friendship" (2016).
Biographical sources.
There is little biographical information about Jane Austen's life except the few letters that survive and the biographical notes her family members wrote. During her lifetime, Austen may have writte... | times. The Brighton camp for which the militia regiment leaves in May after spending the winter in Meryton was opened in August 1793, and the barracks for all the regiments of the militia were completed by 1796, placing the events of the novel between 1793 and 1795.
Austen made significant revisions to the manuscript f... | 41,457 | triviaqa-train |
In Norse mythology who was the god of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth? | Frey, whose weather and farming associations bring peace and pleasure to humanity; the goddess Iðunn, who keeps apples that grant eternal youthfulness; the mysterious god Heimdall, who is born of nine mothers, can hear grass grow, has gold teeth, and possesses a resounding horn; the jötunn Loki, who brings tragedy to t... | Hebrew Bible, were the two pieces of stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments when Moses ascended Mount Sinai as written in the Book of Exodus. (Jewish mythology)
- Book of Life, the book in which God records the names of every person who is destined for Heaven or the World to Come. (Christian/Jewish)
Cauldrons.
- Eld... | 41,458 | triviaqa-train |
The U.S. horseracing Triple Crown is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and which other race? | Kentucky. Together, the Derby; the Preakness Stakes, held two weeks later at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Belmont Stakes, held three weeks after the Preakness at Belmont Park on Long Island, form the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing for three-year-olds. They are all held early in the year, thr... | 1947 Preakness Stakes
The 1947 Preakness Stakes was the 57th running of the $100,000 added Preakness Stakes, a horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series took place on May 10, 1947 and was run seven days after the 1947 Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Douglas Dodson, who was pr... | 41,459 | triviaqa-train |
Kampala is the capital city of which country? | Kampala
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Surrounding Kampala is the rapidly growing Wakiso District, whose population more than doubl... | 32°36'42.0"E (Latitude:0.3300; Longitude:32.6117).
Overview.
The Nakawa Market is one of the largest fresh produce markets in the city. As of June 2010, the market supported in excess of 7,000 produce vendors. It is a popular shopping venue for expatriates on assignments in the country and for locals who usually come o... | 41,460 | triviaqa-train |
Which book features the battle of the cowshed? | old. Mr. Jones, having moved away after giving up on reclaiming his farm, has also died. The pigs start to resemble humans, as they walk upright, carry whips, drink alcohol and wear clothes. The Seven Commandments are abridged to just two phrases: ""All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."" ... | the subsequent year of 2017 released a CD with nineteen of Blythman’s tracks on it.
In 2017, Alastair McDonald released the album "The Rebels Ceilidh" which features a nineteen songs which were in the Songbooks, mostly ones contributed by Morris Blythman. The front cover also features Jimmy Dewar's illustration from t... | 41,461 | triviaqa-train |
"""An Agony in Eight Fits"" is the subtitle of which literary work, first published in 1876, it was written by Lewis Carroll?" | The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his ... | while working at Literary Cavalcade, including "Henry, The Hand-Painted Mouse" (1951) and "The Woover" (1952). Merrill received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963 for "The Superlative Horse".
In 1964, Merrill published her best-known work, "The Pushcart War", for which she won her second Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, i... | 41,462 | triviaqa-train |
"Who was known as ""The Father of Antiseptic Surgery""?" | Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, (5 April 182710 February 1912), known between 1883 and 1897 as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
Lister promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbol... | - Oribasius, a Byzantine who compiled medical knowledge.
- Abu al-Qasim, an Islamic physician known as the father of modern surgery.
- Medieval European medical scholars:
- Theodoric Borgognoni, one of the most significant surgeons of the medieval period, responsible for introducing and promoting important surgical adv... | 41,463 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote The Charlie Chan detective novels? | Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan is a character created by author Earl Derr Biggers, a detective for the Honolulu police. Biggers loosely based Chan on Honolulu, Hawaii detective Chang Apana. The benevolent and heroic Chan was conceived of as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes and villains like Fu Manchu. Many stories... | titles, "House of the Long Shadows" and "Haunted Honeymoon", but they had essentially equivalent plots.
More than 10 years after "Baldpate", Biggers had even greater success with his series of Charlie Chan detective novels. The popularity of Charlie Chan extended even to China, where audiences in Shanghai appreciated t... | 41,464 | triviaqa-train |
Which traditional books of the Bible are no longer in the modern versions? | Mishneh Torah Hilchot Sefer Torah 7:15. The order of the books of the Torah are universal through all denominations of Judaism and Christianity.
The disputed books, included in one canon but not in others, are often called the Biblical apocrypha, a term that is sometimes used specifically to describe the books in the C... | is sometimes used specifically to describe the books in the Catholic and Orthodox canons that are absent from the Jewish Masoretic Text and most modern Protestant Bibles. Catholics, following the Canon of Trent (1546), describe these books as deuterocanonical, while Greek Orthodox Christians, following the Synod of Jer... | 41,465 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the architect of the Albert Memorial in Kensington gardens? | Albert Memorial
The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavi... | the same architect.
Like the earlier Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, commemorating Victoria's consort, the Victoria Memorial has an elaborate scheme of iconographic sculpture. The central pylon of the memorial is of Pentelic marble, and individual statues are in Lasa marble and gilt bronze. The memorial weighs 2... | 41,466 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: Britain joins the Common Market, the Cod war begins and Red Rum wins his 1st Grand National. | There is only one confirmed death during the Cod Wars: an Icelandic engineer, who was accidentally killed in the Second Cod War while he was repairing damage on the Icelandic gunboat "Ægir" after a collision with the British frigate "Apollo". They collided again, on 29 August 1973.
Several explanations for the Cod Wars... | .
- April 1 – The small market town of Hay-on-Wye declares independence from the UK, as a publicity stunt.
- April 2 – Horse racing: Red Rum wins a record third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse.
- April 4
- Grundy, Virginia experiences a major flood that causes around $15 million in damages to 228 residential and c... | 41,467 | triviaqa-train |
Pegasus airlines are based in which country? | low-cost airline. In November 2005, Pegasus placed an order for 12 new 737-800s from Boeing which was backed up with an order for a further 12 737-800s in November 2008. The latter order has flexibility in it as the orders can be changed to the 149-seat 737-700 or the 215-seat 737–900 depending on market demand. In 201... | -100 was returned to the lessor.
In November 2018, it has been announced that IZair will be dissolved and merged into Pegasus Airlines by the end of 2018.
Destinations.
As of January 2014 IZair doesn't operate under its own name. Instead all flights are operated for Pegasus Airlines.
Fleet.
The IZair fleet consists of ... | 41,468 | triviaqa-train |
Tony Gallagher is the editor of which Daily Newspaper? | Tony Gallagher
Tony Gallagher (born 2 November 1963) is a British newspaper editor. He was appointed as editor-in-chief of "The Sun" in September 2015. He is a former editor at "The Daily Telegraph" and was joint deputy editor of the "Daily Mail" before his current post.
Career.
Gallagher attended Finchley Catholic Hig... | Telegraph" editor Tony Gallagher had started the attacks: "A senior "Telegraph" journalist told me that Tony Gallagher... was "sh*tbagging" me for daring to tweet a criticism of the newspaper last week." Montgomerie became a columnist for "The Times" soon after.
In February 2013, Montgomerie announced that in April tha... | 41,469 | triviaqa-train |
Name the yean Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader, cruise liner Achille Lauro is attacked and Wigan beat Hull 26-25 in the Challenge Cup Final? | West secured the First Division Premiership Trophy against Castleford, and then traveled with the team to Brisbane, guiding them in their 1994 World Club Challenge victory over Australian premiers, the Brisbane Broncos in front of a WCC record attendance of 54,220. At the end of his first full season, he and the team w... | the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship.
Championship Championship final.
This match was Warrington loose forward Albert Naughton's last appearance.
Challenge Cup.
St Helens reached the Challenge Cup Final by beating Widnes 29–10 on 16 Feb away in round one after a 5–5 draw at home on 11 Feb; Castleford 18–10 away in ro... | 41,470 | triviaqa-train |
Who was die leader of the gunpowder plot? | Robert Catesby
Robert Catesby (born no earlier than 3 March 1572, died 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated in Oxford. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and presumably to avoid swearing the O... | was willing to die as a martyr for this cause. This would come true when on January 24, 1605 Carvajal made her way from Valladolid to London. Father Henry Garnet had arranged the arrival of Carvajal to England, and she would arrive late 1605 shortly prior to the Gunpowder Plot but did not take part in the plot. The fai... | 41,471 | triviaqa-train |
Where in Paris would you find The Richelieu Wing, The Sully Wing and The Napoleon Hall? | , Adolphe Willette, Pierre Bonnard, Georges de Feure, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Paul Gavarni and Alphonse Mucha.
Culture Museums.
The Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. Its treasures include the "Mona Lisa" ("La Joconde"), the Venus de Milo statue, "Liberty Leading the Pe... | , and commanded the left wing at Bautzen. Ney later fought at Dennewitz and Leipzig, where he was again wounded. In the 1814 campaign in France, Ney fought various battles and commanded various units. At Fontainebleau Ney became the spokesperson for the Marshals' revolt on 4 April 1814, demanding Napoleon's abdication.... | 41,472 | triviaqa-train |
Which city is situated at the confluence of the Eden and Caldew rivers? | river flows over a weir that provides a mill stream to the cotton mill and there is a salmon ladder. Flowing under Hawksdale Bridge at Bridge End and Dalston's two other bridges (Jubilee Bridge and the White Bridge) the river then flows towards Cummersdale where another weir used to exist above the now modernised texti... | at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril.
An important centre for trade, it is located west of Newcastle upon Tyne, north of Lancaster, south-east of Glasgow, south of Edinburgh, north-west of York, and north-north-west of London, at 54°52'N, 2°50'W. Nearby towns and villages include Longtown (north), ... | 41,473 | triviaqa-train |
What is the better known name of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories? | shower. When the antenna was turned by 90 degrees at the maximum of the shower, the number of detections dropped to the background level, proving that the transient signals detected by radar were from meteors. The telescope was then used to determine the radiant points for meteors. This was possible as the echo rate is... | Gary Williams (wrestler)
Gary William Gallant (born June 2, 1972) better known by his ring name "Wildman" Gary Williams has been competing in Canadian independent wrestling circuits since the 1990s. Williams is also a musician, actor and a bodyguard for VIP artists and personnel. Williams first passion is professional ... | 41,474 | triviaqa-train |
In the human body, what is the 'Trachea more commonly known as? | Trachea
The trachea, colloquially called the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs. The trachea extends from the larynx and branches into the two primary bronchi. At the top of th... | .
Cadavers have been used in art to depict the human body in paintings and drawings more accurately.
Human decay.
Observation of the various stages of decomposition can help determine how long a body has been dead.
Human decay Stages of decomposition.
1. The first stage is autolysis, more commonly known as self-digesti... | 41,475 | triviaqa-train |
Who had a number one hit in 1961 with Runaway? | Runaway (Del Shannon song)
"Runaway" is a number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. It is No. 472 on "Rolling Stone"s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, compiled in 2010.
Original recording.... | Shannon's "Runaway" which had been a UK hit in April 1961. Author Bill Harry also wrote: "He just reworked the chords of the Shannon number and came up with a completely different song".
With its poignant lyric and flamenco style acoustic guitars "I'll Be Back" possesses a tragic air and is somewhat eccentric in struct... | 41,476 | triviaqa-train |
Turkish Van, Ragamuffin and Devon Rex are all breeds of which animal? | . A Turkish Van may have blue or amber eyes, or be odd-eyed (having one eye of each colour). The breed has been claimed to be descended from the landrace of usually all-white Van cats (), mostly found near Lake Van, though one of the two original breeders' own writings indicate clearly that none of the breed's foundati... | , Selkirk Rex Longhair, Siamese, Siberian, Singapura, Snowshoe, Somali, Sphynx
- T - Thai, Tonkinese, Toyger, Turkish Angora, Turkish Van
Recognized breeds Advanced new breeds.
The second level of the Championship Advancement Class Program. These breeds are eligible to be shown in TICA sanctioned shows but do not earn ... | 41,477 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Americas answer to Alf Garnett? | in London staged an Alf Garnett exhibition where visitors pressed buttons representing particular social problems and were presented with Alf giving his opinions on the subject.
The American version of "Till Death Do Us Part", "All in the Family", featured Archie Bunker as Garnett's analog. Like Garnett in British popu... | in British TV history. The 1971 US sitcom "All in the Family" was based on this series.
Speight's later series "Curry and Chips" (1969), was a more controversial sitcom from LWT for the ITV channel, soon cancelled on the instructions of the Independent Broadcasting Authority. His next comedy was "For Richer...For Poore... | 41,478 | triviaqa-train |
Which car manufacturer makes models called Up, Jetta and Phaeton? | which consist of the Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Jetta Night, Volkswagen Lavida, Volkswagen Lamando and the Volkswagen New Santana all assembled by SAIC VW of Shanghai and FAW VW of Changchun.
Sixth generation (A6, "Type" 5C6; 2011–2018) Jetta GLI.
The Jetta GLI, a sedan version of the Golf GTI based on the new Jetta, ... | bulkhead, often with its own folding windshield.
Decline in popularity.
The phaeton and the touring car were popular up to the 1930s, after which they were largely replaced by the convertible, which also had a retractable roof, but also included side windows so that the car could be completely enclosed. The Willys-Over... | 41,479 | triviaqa-train |
Don't Rain on My Parade and Second Hand Rose are songs from which musical? | Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Cyd Charisse, Lucille Ball, Kathryn Grayson, and others performing songs and sketches similar to those from the original Follies. "Ziegfeld Follies" was awarded the "Grand Prix de la Comedie Musicale" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1947, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Ar... | - "I'm The Greatest Star/Second Hand Rose/Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from "" (2000) – 5:25
- "Don't Rain On My Parade (Live)" from "Live In Concert 2006" (Target Exclusive Version Only) (2007) – 2:57
- "Don't Rain On My Parade (Reprise)" from "Live In Concert 2006" (2007) – 3:31
Cover versions.
The song was covere... | 41,480 | triviaqa-train |
Which chemist discovered Nitrous Oxide in 1772? | Properties and reactions.
Nitrous oxide is a colourless, non-toxic gas with a faint, sweet odour.
Nitrous oxide supports combustion by releasing the dipolar bonded oxygen radical, thus it can relight a glowing splint.
The above reaction is the route adopted by the commercial chemical industry to produce azide salts, wh... | of empirical evidence and the protoscience of alchemy; however with the advent of scientific method and the science of chemistry, these gases became positively identified and understood.
The history of chemistry tells us that a number of gases were identified and either discovered or first made in relatively pure form ... | 41,481 | triviaqa-train |
Airbaltic is an airline of which country? | AirBaltic
airBaltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga. Its hub is at Riga International Airport with further bases at Tallinn Airport and Vilnius Airport.
History.
History ... | online check-in system. It was the first online check-in system in the Baltic states. In the spring of 2008, two long-haul Boeing 757s joined the existing AirBaltic fleet. On 10 March 2008, it was announced that in the next three years the airline would acquire new aircraft, experiencing the largest fleet expansion in ... | 41,482 | triviaqa-train |
In which bond film did Britt Ekland play Mary Goodnight | The Man with the Golden Gun (film)
The Man with the Golden Gun is a 1974 British spy film, the ninth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. A loose adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the film has Bond sent after ... | Scaramanga: The main villain and assassin who is identified by his use of a golden gun; he also has a 'superfluous papilla', or supernumerary nipple. Scaramanga plans to misuse solar energy for destructive purposes. Lee was Ian Fleming's step-cousin and regular golf partner. Scaramanga has been called "the best-charact... | 41,483 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Tower of Hercules, the oldest roman lighthouse still in use today? | lighthouses is symbolic rather than accurate representations of specific beacons.
Premodern era Europe.
During the middle age times, Roman lighthouses fell into disuse, but some remained functional, such as the Farum Brigantium, now known as the Tower of Hercules, in A Coruña, Spain, and others in the Mediterranean Sea... | , Colombians (8%) and Peruvians (7%).
By language, according to 2008 data, 7.75% of the population speak always in Galician, 36% speak always in Spanish and the rest use both interchangeably.
A Coruña metropolitan area has nearly 400,000 inhabitants.
Main sights.
The city is the site of the Roman Tower of Hercules, a l... | 41,484 | triviaqa-train |
Which character in Vladimir Nabokov's classic novel is obsessed with Lolita? | Lolita
Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. Many authors consider it the greatest work of the 20th century, and it has been included in several lists of best books, such as "Time" List of the 100 Best Novels, "Le Monde" 100 Books of the Century, Bokklubben World Library, Modern ... | category:
Literary depictions Synesthesia as romantic ideal.
In Vladimir Nabokov's novel, "The Gift", the main character Fyodor is a gifted young poet who experiences synesthesia. Fyodor's synesthetic experience of language is compared to that of nineteenth-century French Symbolist poet, Arthur Rimbaud (as expressed in... | 41,485 | triviaqa-train |
American Fuzzy Lop, Jersey Wooly and British Giant are all breads of which animal? | American Fuzzy Lop
The American Fuzzy Lop is a rabbit breed recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA). It is similar in appearance to a Holland Lop. However, the American Fuzzy Lop is a wool breed and will have wool similar to the Angora breeds although the wool will be shorter than that of a commer... | a lack of uniformity from one animal to another. A new working standard was written by Jeff Hardin at the request of Patty, which was accepted. The revised standard basically described a wooled Holland, calling for a maximum weight of 4 pounds, and an ideal weight of 3½ lb In 1988, ARBA requested only the breed sponsor... | 41,486 | triviaqa-train |
"Who Sculpted ""The Discus Thrower""?" | Discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue "Discobolus". Although not part of ... | the sword was replaced by another entirely consisting of stainless steel.
It is most likely that Vuchetich sculpted the figure from the discus thrower Nina Dumbadze, and the face from his wife Vera. According to various sources, Valentina Izotova or Ekaterina Grebneva posed for the sculpture. It is also believed that ... | 41,487 | triviaqa-train |
Thomas à Beckett was killed in which English Cathedral? | Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III.
Sources.
The main sources for the life of Becket are a number of biographies written by contemporaries. A few of these documents are by unknown writers, although traditional historiography has given them names. The known biographers are John of Sa... | Beckett (1837–1891), English writer
- Malwyn a'Beckett (1834–1906), English-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria
- Mary Anne à Beckett (1815–1863), English composer, primarily known for opera
- Ted à Beckett (1907–1989), Australian cricketer who played in four Tests between 1928 and 1931
- Thomas à Beckett... | 41,488 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the Munich Air Disaster happen? | Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany. On the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with suppor... | for United in this game lost their lives in the Munich air disaster nine months later; as did a further two players who did not appear in the game, while two others (who both appeared in the game) were injured to such an extent that they never played again. The only United players who appeared in the final a year later... | 41,489 | triviaqa-train |
What is the tympanic membrane better known as? | Eardrum
In the anatomy of humans and various other tetrapods, the eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane or myringa, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear, and then to the oval window ... | Mission San Gabriel established a Spanish settlement Politana in 1810, just northeast of what is now Colton. By 1840, Colton was part of two private ranchos, Jurupa and San Bernardino Rancho. From southwest area of modern-day Colton was known as "Agua Mansa" (Gentle Waters). It had been settled by New Mexico pioneers i... | 41,490 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the horse in the TV comedy 'Steptoe and Son'? | as did Corbett. Brambell was aged 49 when he accepted the role of Albert, only 13 years older than Corbett. For his portrayal, he acquired a second set of "rotten" dentures to accentuate his character's poor attitude to hygiene.
Production Music.
The series' title music, "Old Ned", won its composer Ron Grainer his seco... | Steptoe and Son Ride Again
Steptoe and Son Ride Again is a 1973 comedy film. It is a sequel to the film "Steptoe and Son" (1972) based on the television series. Again the film starred Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett.
Plot.
The Steptoes have retired their horse - because the horse is lame, after having to pull the... | 41,491 | triviaqa-train |
In which country would you find 'Lake Como'? | Lake Como
Lake Como ( , ; , "Cómm" or "Cùmm" ), also known as Lario (; after the ), is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi), making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 metres (1,300 feet) deep, it is one of the de... | into countries, and lists major cities, a print option allows you to print the current display of a page, and a find button allows you to find any city, country, river, lake, or continent within seconds.
Other features include the ability to copy the current view onto the clipboard, where it can by displayed by pasting... | 41,492 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is 'Katerina Imperaildi di Francabilla' better known? | told Gyles Brandreth: "It's ludicrous, pure fabrication. When it appears in print, people believe it. You can't take legal action because it fans the flames, so you just have to accept people telling complete lies about you." She was represented for most of her working life by Bunny Lewis and was a committee member of ... | Assol
Assol Katerina Igorivna Gumenyuk (, born 4 July 1994 in Donetsk, Ukraine), better known as Assol, is a Ukrainian singer. In 2016, she participated in the Ukrainian edition of "The Voice".
Career.
Assol first performed on stage at the age of three. Assol has released two popular albums in Ukraine and is known all ... | 41,493 | triviaqa-train |
In what year were 'Premium Bonds' first introduced? | Premium Bond
A Premium Bond is a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government's National Savings and Investments agency. The bonds are entered in a monthly prize draw and the government promises to buy them back, on request, for their original price. The bonds were introduced by Harold Macmillan in 1956.
The go... | to the bond holder, and compounding interest, which added to interest to the principal for the purpose of future interest calculations, only paying when the bond was redeemed. The interest rate was guaranteed for 1 year and could fluctuate with market conditions for the remaining 9 years until its maturity. These bonds... | 41,494 | triviaqa-train |
What make of motor car was the Dolomite ? | Triumph Dolomite
The Triumph Dolomite is a small saloon car produced by the Triumph Motor Company division of the British Leyland Corporation in Canley, Coventry between October 1972 and August 1980.
History.
The Dolomite was the final addition to Triumph's small-car range (codenamed "Project Ajax"), which had started ... | production. Some spare engines and chassis were later assembled into complete cars by a London company called High Speed Motors (HSM).
A car as described above was displayed on Stand 135 at the Olympia Motor Show in October 1934 equipped with an Armstrong Siddeley-Wilson preselective gearbox. The wheelbase was eight fe... | 41,495 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state would you find the Grand Canyon? | Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (Hopi: "Ongtupqa"; , Navajo: "Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh", Spanish: "Gran Cañón") is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile ().
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand... | of our country from the beginning until we came of age as a nation. I have learned a great deal about Australia and those things which concern us as a people and make us, in many ways, who we are today. To write this book, I visited Gallipoli and came away deeply saddened by the terrible waste of our young blood. We wo... | 41,496 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Dallas' what was the Ewing family's ranch called? | Dallas (1978 TV series)
Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978 to May 3, 1991. The series revolves around a wealthy and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. The series originally fo... | was a single-seat, single-engine retractable-gear monoplane dive bomber with an inverted gull wing and a vague similarity to the Junkers 87.
Aircraft produced.
In later three digit designations (except NiD 120 and LN.160), the third numeral represents a sub-variant with a 0 representing a base variant so that a 640 and... | 41,497 | triviaqa-train |
Bewick and Hooper are which type of bird? | on the alular metacarpal to punch and hammer opponents. The jacanas "Actophilornis" and "Irediparra" have an expanded, blade-like radius. The extinct "Xenicibis" was unique in having an elongate forelimb and massive hand which likely functioned in combat or defence as a jointed club or flail. Swans, for instance, may s... | .
The text begins by stating the size of the bird. Bewick then describes the bird, typically in one paragraph, naming any notable features such as the colour of the eyes ("irides"), the bill, the legs, and plumage on each part of the body. Next, the origin and distribution of the species are discussed, with notes or qu... | 41,498 | triviaqa-train |
The vacation destinations of Pattaya and Phuket are in which country? | Pattaya
Pattaya (, , , ) is a resort city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung District in the province of Chonburi. Pattaya City ( ) is a self-governing municipal area which covers tambons Nong Prue and Na Klua and parts of Huai ... | Hangzhou – Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Wuxi – Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Hohhot – Hohhot Baita International Airport
- From Pattaya – U-Tapao International Airport
- Zhengzhou – Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
- From Nakhon Ratchasima – Nakhon Ratchasima Airport
- Seoul – Incheon Inte... | 41,499 | triviaqa-train |
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